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Motion--genetic testing is useful in the diagnosis of nonhereditary pancreatic conditions: arguments for the motion.
Canadian journal of gastroenterology = Journal canadien de gastroenterologie - 1 Jan 2003
Whitcomb David C
Abstract excerpt
Mutations of three major genes are associated with an increased risk of acute and chronic pancreatitis: the cationic trypsinogen (PRSS1) gene, the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) gene, and the pancreatic secretory trypsin inhibitor (PSTI) or serine protease inhibitor, Kazal type 1 (SPINK1) gene. Some autosomal dominant forms of hereditary pancreatitis are associated with mutations of...
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